These are the other pictures I have from the owner. I forgot to ask for one of the back of the body unfortunately. I'm in Victoria BC where I understand Larrivee started building guitars but the owner mentioned the builder was in the US so I assume this is after production moved South?

These are the other pictures I have from the owner. I forgot to ask for one of the back of the body unfortunately. I'm in Victoria BC where I understand Larrivee started building guitars but the owner mentioned the builder was in the US so I assume this is after production moved South?

Looks like you could use a history lesson on the Larrivee company. Jean Claude Larrivee actually started making guitars in Toronto, then Victoria, then Vancouver. They have a good historical summary on their website at this link. http://www.larrivee.com/features/history.php

The article is a little out of date, however. They have since closed down their operation in Vancouver and now only have the one factory in Oxnard California. The subject guitar would have been made in Vancouver most likely, as they moved there from Victoria in the early 1980's.

Welcome to the forum from another Canadian member. Hope you stick around even after you get the info you are looking for.

Kurt in Edmonton.

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Looks like you could use a history lesson on the Larrivee company. Jean Claude Larrivee actually started making guitars in Toronto, then Victoria, then Vancouver. They have a good historical summary on their website at this link. http://www.larrivee.com/features/history.php

The article is a little out of date, however. They have since closed down their operation in Vancouver and now only have the one factory in Oxnard California. The subject guitar would have been made in Vancouver most likely, as they moved there from Victoria in the early 1980's.

Welcome to the forum from another Canadian member. Hope you stick around even after you get the info you are looking for.

Kurt in Edmonton.

Ah, I'm learning lots, thanks.

Yes, I think I'll look around a bit more here

I got the Victoria thing from here: http://www.daveswoodstockmusic.com/history-of-larrivee-electric-guitars.html but now I see it states the first Larrivee electric was made in Victoria and says nothing about acoustics.